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| Donna & Michael |
Our Message
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| Our son, Jonathan, and his wife, Patricia |
Our
message simply put is JESUS. Our interest is not for people to love
Christianity but to love JESUS. Our focus is not so much to get people to
heaven but get people to a personal relationship with God and then heaven gets
thrown in. We cannot fix anybody, but we can bring people to the real JESUS and
allow Him to do what we could never do – transform a human life. We desperately
want to learn from Richard Halverson, former Chaplain of the United Stated
Senate, “In the beginning the church was a fellowship of men and women
centering on the living Christ. Then the church moved to Greece, where it
became a philosophy. Then it moved to Rome, where it became an institution.
Next, it moved to Europe, where it became a culture. And, finally, it moved to
America, where it became an enterprise.” GRACE ADVENTURES exists to introduce
leaders to Jesus Christ and disciple them so that they may effectually impact
their sphere of influence for the glory of God.
· Louisiana Legislative Retreats
· Writer’s Guild
· Veteran’s Hospital
· LA House of Representatives
· SIGMA, Oil & Gas Convention
· Leadership St. Tammany
· Impact University
· Dental Association
· Rotary Club
· Urban Impact
· Touch Global
· Christian Legal Society
· Great Lakes Church Planters
· Pulpit Supply
· Men’s Retreats
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| Urban Impact Building Dedication, New Orleans |
The Kingdom is Bursting Forth
· A newly saved political/business leader sets up regular
appointments for me to share Jesus with his contacts. Many have trusted the
Lord for the first time.
· Business leaders have caught the vision for sharing the
message of amazing GRACE and asked me to train them to share with their
friends.
· I asked a city political leader about his spiritual
life. He said, “I do not have a spiritual life, but I would like to have one.”
We are now meeting.
· A business man climbed the ladder of success and
learned his ladder was leaning against the wrong wall. He has discovered Jesus
was the one who was missing from his life.
· An opportunity is emerging to lead state elected
leaders in Bible study.
· Over a hundred have received training in apologetics
and how to share the good news.
· Pastors are being encouraged to continue the fight.
Shepherds need shepherds and friends too!
· Wonderful friendships have blossomed with the Capitol
Commission, SEARCH ministries, Touch Global, Urban Impact, National Prayer
Breakfast, etc.
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This year has been
filled with open doors for Bible study, outreach and personal conversations
with judges, lobbyists, leaders at the Pentagon and White House, State and U.S.
Senators and Representatives, business and spiritual leaders. The mission field
is as big as God chooses.
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| Retreat at Officer's Christian Fellowship in Pennsylvania |
Financial
Update
I
have not mentioned finances since last December. For a man who has been called “pathetic” at
fundraising, God gave us enough to get started. The core of the ministry has
been supported by people making monthly commitments to GRACE ADVENTURES, and
this has been supplemented by one-time gifts. I am grateful. As I go into
2013, I have monthly commitment for 80% of my needed support, but still need to
raise 20%. As a faith-based ministry, I am responsible to raise all of my
monthly support.
· New monthly
commitments to join the team.
· End-of-the-year
special gifts for projects.
End of the
year projects for 2012:
Last
year’s end of the year giving enabled us to do much additional outreach. Our
small, lean ministry budget was supplemented to allow us to do beyond what was
possible.
Merry
Christmas,
Michael
